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I have been dubbed QoTS (OK, you had to be there–alternatively you can read the first post on this subject). Here is the second installment of essential skills that most middle intermediate to advanced transfer students would do well to develop. Fingering Avoid putting down fingers willy-nilly. If you are new to figuring out fingering . . . → Read More: Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist: Part 2  Today’s edition of Reading Music Daily (there’s a link under Blogs Etc. in the right column on this page) included this series of articles on Flow Breathing by David H. Thomas. Although they are written from the perspective of woodwind players, the concept applies to all musicians. We pianists often neglect breathing because we do . . . → Read More: Take a Moment and Breathe I am the queen of transfer students. I live in an area where there is a lot of moving in and out and, of course, college students are inherently transfer students. So, I have put together this list of essential skills that most middle intermediate to advanced transfer students would do well to develop. Here . . . → Read More: Essential Skills for the Transferring Developing Pianist In this SuiteVideos: opera, piano duos, commercials, a surprising lullaby, comedy, and more! What happens when friends make a commercial for you Operas in 10 minutes Satie meets Brubeck Madden NFL piano commercial Girls play giant Bach More operas in 10 minutes Animated piano short “The Piano” Anderson & Roe duo: actual comments about Horowitz, Argerich, . . . → Read More: SuiteVideos: The Return In this edition: Got memorization?, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Two kinds of schooling, Naomi Kudo, Romantic heroes, and more! Pianist as pugilist Tracing 2 Romantic heroes Chamber music academy for adults Astoria Piano Factory Renovated Amina Figurova: I Hear Sparks Two kinds of schooling Marc-André Hamelin Interview Interview with Naomi Kudo When students can’t memorize Piano movers . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: August 27 I remember my high school years as being a busy and mostly happy time. At last, I could incorporate music and theater into my school curriculum and into my after school activities–something which had never before been possible. I worked backstage in theater productions, sang, played piano and coached for choirs, performed as Bea in . . . → Read More: Ahhh… High School In this edition of SuiteLinks: Three legendary pianists, music piracy & copyright laws, Stephen Hough on creative blocks, viewing your students as accomplished learners, Mulgrew Miller celebrates those who shaped him, Schumann meets China, and more! Music & copyright Mozart as appetizer 89 year old jazz pianist Stephanie Stone Sheet music piracy: Are laws outdated? . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: August 22 Pianist András Schiff has completed his monumental lecture recital series covering all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. This is a great resource for all: students, teachers, performers, & avocational players. I’ve also included links to his article on Haydn. Dig out those volumes people! Link to all 32 Piano Sonatas Here YouTube videos of lectures . . . → Read More: Andras Schiff: Complete Beethoven Sonata Lecture Series- Haydn too! Teachers Have Learning Styles Too! (Jewler & Gardner, 1993) If you: Make decisions after finding out what others think /Are active, energetic, and like having others around / Prefer activities that include others / Like to meet new people / Communicate your inner thoughts and feelings freely You just might be an Extravert! If you: Make decisions without consulting others . . . → Read More: Wrap Up: Learning Style Series In this SuiteLinks: a hilarious ad courtesy of Craigslist, three pillars of teaching, Eubie Blake, piano found in Siberia brought hope to many, Yo Yo Ma, golly, two performances in a single night, tribute to Berg, music for bears, and more. High stakes at piano competition: story and audio performance Eubie Blake on Piano . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: August 17 You might be amused by these videos all involving pianos–played in novel ways, smashed, & blown up. Suite! What happens to bad trades Nora the piano cat English Trebuchet Superglue needed on this bench Piano hoist from upper story More Nora: piano possession and some matters of technique Piano stairs CATtcerto Mythbusters Concerto in C . . . → Read More: SuiteVideos This is the fourth post in our series about the four learning style pairs of Isabel Meyers-Briggs and how they apply to music teaching and learning. Do you have an Perceiver or a Judger in your life? Do you yourself have strong tendencies toward one side or the other? Here we go! Sarah is a . . . → Read More: Learning Styles: Perceivers ~ Judgers You can’t possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven’s Seventh and go slow. Oscar Levant (talking his way out of a speeding ticket) Get up from that piano you’re hurtin’ it’s feelings. Jelly Roll Morton You play Bach your way and I’ll play Bach his way. Wanda Landowska Music was my refuge. I could crawl . . . → Read More: SuiteQuotes In this SuiteLinks: Piano Awareness Week in Boulder Co, Glenn Gould’s piano tuner, an inspiring story about teaching the blind, why hobbies you work on will pay you back, Horowitz’s great-grand niece, the Alaska Music Trail, and more! Hobbies you work on will pay you back Sondheim turns 80: video An inspiring story and video . . . → Read More: SuiteLinks: August 12 Sandbox Rules Share your toys Play Fair Don’t hit people Put things back where you found them Don’t whisper about other people in the sandbox or after you leave Clean up your own mess Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody Don’t tell lies Don’t take things that aren’t yours When you go out into . . . → Read More: Ethical Considerations & The Sandbox We had a great time in the Denver area. It is lovely there at the foot of the Rockies and as an added bonus it isn’t 100+ degrees. We didn’t get to go to Aspen but we did get to listen to several concerts, as well as interviews with Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Steven Osbourne on . . . → Read More: Goodbye Denver  |
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